1Heart transplant patient Brian Lindsay says he feels "on top of the world" and "going for it" following his transplant operation 11 days ago

2The lack of progress being made by two year old Hamilton liver transplant patient Regan Chibnall has Brisbane doctors concerned.

3The Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior is already attracting new life only hours after being sunk off the Cavelli Islands.

4Two helicopters successfully carried out a dangerous rescue mission in the Persian Gulf today after a Cypriot tanker was blasted by an Iranian frigate.

5Cold wind and rain have dampened Palestinian protests against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, but at least five people have been shot and wounded.

6United States President Ronald Reagan vowed today that there will be no treaty reducing long range nuclear missiles if the Soviets try to tie such an agreement into limits on the Star Wars missile defence system.

7Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has arrived back in Moscow following the Washington Summit.

8The Government is expected to make moves this week to slash red tape and free up markets. it is understood that some tariffs will be cut.

9The Chairman of the Te Arawa Trust Board says the Board has nothing to hide in its handling of loans.

10The National Art Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition of highly controversial artworks.

11A Dunedin woman today met her English pen-pal, with whom she has been corresponding since 1922.